Frank Selas, known as Mr. Wonder on a Monroe children’s TV show in the 1970s, accepts a plea deal, where he’ll serve five years for sexually assaulting a child during a camping trip in 1979. Selas’ attorney Mike Small calls the plea deal a “no-brainer. Legal analyst Tim Meche says people may be upset about the lenient sentence, but this agreement benefits the people directly involved…
Jury selection in the second-degree murder trial involving Joe McKnight’s shooter should conclude today. The former NFL running back was shot by Ronald Gasser in December 2016. The prosecution is expected to argue Gasser incited the shooting. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says, Gaser won’t be able to claim can’t claim self-defense then…
A legislative task force is pushing for a loosening of existing casino regulations. Jeff Palermo talked to Lake Charles Senator Ronnie Johns…
A state judge will hear a dispute between Governor Edwards and Attorney General Jeff Landry over which party should control the state’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers. Edwards’ administration filed a lawsuit in September against more than a dozen drug companies. Landry filed a request to stop the suit since it didn’t include how it impacts other agencies. Landry says his office can supersede the state health department.